Improvement in lamp-chimney cleaners



fUNIrED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEVI KEILER, OF CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-CHIMNEY CLEANERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,265. dated September 25, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI KEILER, of Gata Wissa, Columbia county, and State ot Pennsylvania, have invented an Adjustable Cleaner for Cleaning` the Glass Chimneys of Lamps 5 and I do hereby declare the following to be an exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying' drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in a round and hollonT cleaner made of gum-elas tic or of a bladder, so as to be air-tight and easily inated, fastened onto one end of a hollow stem, having,` another hollow stem at the other end to slide upon the inner stem, to be used as a handle,easily shortened or length' cned, as required, for the purpose of cleaning a glass chimney of a lamp.

A represents the adjustable cleaner, made of gum-elastic or of a bladder, so as to be airtight, tied fast to the stem B at G C, the stem Y B being hollow, having an aperture at D, and

the ends of the stein closed, and another aperture at E. l

When the chimney is to be cleaned the cleaner A is in a collapsed state, as shown by the red lines at G, and the cleaner is inserted into the chimney. The person applies his mouth to the aperture at D, and, blowing his breath into it, the cleaner is niiated by the air passing` out ot' the aperture ot the stem at E. The thumb is then placed over the apera ture l), and the chimney cleaned.

If necessary, a piece of silk or thin woolen rag may be placed over the cleaner .before it is inflated or inserted in the chimney.

The outside stem, H, may be drawn out io lengthen the handle, as required.

That I claim as my invention, :and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The adjustable cleaner, of any material, constructed and combined with a hollow stem or handle, to be intl ated and operated as herein described, and for the-purposes set fort-h.

LEVI KEILER.

IVitnesses:

C. C. BYRD, FRANK. J. QUINBY. 

